MS Power Point Symbol problem

Question

Hi 

sometime i am not able to see the equations correctly in ppt when i download   file from internet. i am including snap shot of problem i am facing.

Please Help me in solving this problem

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Answer 1

The Symbol font has been included in Windows for years and years, so you're licensed to use it, so long as it's the TrueType version.

See if you can find a copy on another PC and install it on yours.

Take care that it's TrueType.  The latest versions of Office don't support Type 1/PostScript fonts.

Answer 2

Hi Steve

Thank you for reply, i followed your steps and found font "symbol" is missing. please guide me to solve this problem

Answer 3

I think John's got it right, but let's see:

On the Home tab, the Editing group, click the downward-pointing triangle next to Replace then choose Replace Fonts.

In the Replace Fonts box that appears, click the downward-pointing triangle next to the upper of the two text boxes.  That will show you a list of all the fonts the presentation needs in order to appear as designed.

Any missing fonts (fonts that you don't have on your system) will have a question mark next to them.

Let's see if any of the fonts in this presentation are missing.  If so, let us know.

Answer 4

It looks like the files were produced in a version before 2010 using the old equation editor.

My guess is either you do not have the font 'Symbol' installed or it is corrupt. Looks like it is being replaced with maybe Wingdings

Answer 5

Hello Ramamoorthi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Office Community

Let's try the following steps and verify the result:

1. Create a new presentation, reuse the problem slide and verify the result.

Check the following article for instructions on how to re-use slides:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/reuse-import-slides-from-another-presentation-HA010338386.aspx

2. If issue still persists, start the computer in a clean boot state and check if equation displays as expected.

Refer to the following article for instructions on how to start the computer in a clean boot state:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Note: Ensure to reset the computer in normal mode after troubleshooting.

Hope the above information helps. Reply with the result and I'll be happy to help you further.

Thank you.